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Now that the EU has experienced the biggest enlargement in its history to 25 members, this month has seen numerous changes to various UK immigration schemes. In this edition of Workpermit.com News, the most important changes are reported on, namely the extension of the SBS scheme and the lifting of the suspension of visa services for Romanians and Bulgarians. In this edition you will also find information on Australia's changes to the Migration Occupations in Demand List and on changes to HSMP waiting times. Please click on the links below to read more! We hope that you find this edition of Workpermit.com News both interesting and informative!
28 May 2004
The Home Office has announced today that applications made for further leave to remain immigration employment document applications are currently expected to take up to five (5) weeks to process.
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19 May 2004
The Home Office has announced that the Sectors Based Scheme (SBS) programme will be extended for a further 12 months from 1 June 2004.
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19 May 2004
From 20 May, visa offices in Sofia and Bucharest began accepting visa applications under the Sectors Based Scheme (SBS), Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAWS), Work Permit and Highly Skilled Migrant Programmes (HSMP).
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7 May 2004
From 25 May, the HSMP team is currently processing applications received on the 23 February 2004.
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28 May 2004
On 20 May, the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural (and Indigenous) Affairs placed various types of Medical Practitioner occupations on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) and Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL). Click here to find out if you qualify for the extra points.
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5 May 2004
Visitors wishing to travel to Australia from the ten countries joining the European Union (EU) on 1 May are now be able to use an electronic visa service to lodge a tourist visa application.
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29 April 2004
In a Parliament session yesterday, MPs rejected a proposal made by the Social Democrat party in power to restrict the entry of workers from the new EU accession countries
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